After consulting with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) a coroner’s inquest has been ordered into the death of Joseph Logan, the boyfriend of a woman police officer who was allegedly beaten to death on May 30.
Speaking with the T&T Guardian yesterday, Logan’s sister, Cindy, said the family was “very much disappointed” with the DPP’s decision to have an inquest. She added the family was already going through an emotional period and the inquest would even make it harder and longer for justice.
“We feel as though not sufficient evidence was given to lay charges against that person who badly beat my brother. It is unfair that the person will be allowed to walk free while the inquest takes place and we all know an inquest takes very long,” Cindy said.
An autopsy revealed Logan, 31, died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Forensic pathologist, Dr Valery Alexandrov, who performed the autopsy along with Dr Eslyn Mc Donald-Burris, said his forensic investigations revealed Logan may have been attempting to run for his life in a bid to escape being attacked when he was struck about five or six times in the back of the head and neck with a piece of 2 x 2 wood.
The piece of wood that was used in the attack on Sunday was also brought to the Forensic Science Centre, St James, by police investigators where it was matched to the lacerations behind the head. Logan was attacked during a family lime in Malabar which started on Saturday night and went into the wee hours of Sunday morning when the brawl occurred.
An initial police report stated at about 2 am on Sunday, Logan, a mason, and his girlfriend, who is a Woman Police Constable, were enjoying themselves at a family lime at a house in Malabar when an argument broke out.
Logan, according to the police report, attacked the WPC but a relative intervened and a struggle began between Logan and the relative.
It is alleged that during the scuffle the relative struck Joseph on his head with an object. Joseph suffered a cut to the head, which began bleeding profusely, and he soon collapsed and fell unconscious. He was taken by friends and rushed to Arima Health Facility but was pronounced dead on arrival.